WHO accepts positive PCR test results of H5 infection in humans from the following laboratories

November 2008

According to the WHO criteria for accepting positive PCR test results of H5 infection in humans from national reference laboratories, WHO accepts positive PCR test results of H5 infection in humans from the following laboratories:

1. National Influenza Centres and other laboratories designated by government for influenza diagnosis:

Institut Pasteur in Cambodia
5, Monivong blvd
Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Fax: + 855 23725606

Chinese National Influenza Centre
Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention (IVDC)
100 Yingxin Street
100052 Beijing
China
Fax: +86 (10) 63537499

Virology Laboratory
Central Public Health Laboratories
19 El Sheikh Rehan Street,
Bab El Louk, Cairo,
Egypt
Fax : + 202 27942034

Center for Biomedical and Pharmaceutical R&E
National Institute of Health Research and Development
JL. Percetakan Negara 29
10560 Jakarta
Indonesia
Fax: +62 (21) 42887315

Influenza and Respiratory Virus Laboratory
Department of Medical Sciences
National Institute of Health
Tivanon Road
11000 Nonthaburi
Thailand
Fax: +662 591 5449

Influenza Laboratory
National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology (NIHE)
1 Yersin Street
Hanoi
Viet Nam
Fax: +84-4-8210853

2. WHO H5 Reference Laboratories